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2024 was one of the most challenging years for ÖBB Rail Cargo Group: the economic downturn, increased competition from road transport and the devastating autumn floods dealt a serious blow to the business. Although the company managed to maintain financial stability in the first half of the year, the flooding of key railway lines in Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary led to large-scale disruptions and significant losses.

According to the results of the first quarter of 2025, the volume of loading on the network of Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) amounted to 64.2 million tons, which is 4.4% more than in the same period of 2024. The press service of JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy reported that 41 million tons of this volume are domestic transportation, and export deliveries increased by 12%, reaching 23.2 million tons.

JSC Azerbaijan Railways is actively implementing the construction of the strategically important Astara terminal in Iran as part of the development of the International North-South Transport Corridor. 85% of the design and 72.4% of the construction and installation works have already been completed. An 8.3 km railway line has been laid from the Astara station to the Iranian border and a bridge has been erected across the Astarachay River. Of the seven planned bridges, one is completely ready, and the rest are in the final stage (90% of the work has been completed).